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NCAA postpartum thread.

Penn State is hanging on to first because of the portal... BTW wha's with the Taco name and German picture?

My thoughts exactly... they are hanging on to 2nd because of the portal.

Agree... I didn't hear anything about him cutting down....he even mentioned he couldn't wait for the next 7 minutes with Allirez.

One thing I have noticed about Bartlett that nobody mentions and is very underrated....he has the best post-match hair.

He may also be stopping himself from being a 4x NCAA champion.

There were empty seats for sure.... even for the finals we had a scattering of empty seats around us. I did hear there were some flight cancellations and problems for people getting to Tulsa, but I don't know how that affected final numbers. It was interesting to hear Bono say that during his time there wasn't nearly the crowds they are getting now for the NCAA.

When I didnt' get the jalapeño popcorn when it was available.... had to settle for the cheesy popcorn. Big mistake. Won't make it again in KC.

If academics are a big part of the decision, then I could see Griffith as transfer here if he decides to wrestle. If he is looking for a post graduate/doctoral program after coming from Stanford, then I can see Michigan being a potential landing spot.

A caller talked about it on the show. After the caller they talked about Spencer's loss then went into his mom's reaction. It then turned to the fact that everyone has "lost it" over much less. Each one of the Danettes shared when they totally lost it over something.... wall paper that wouldn't go on right... a messed up food order...etc. It was pretty funny. They talked about how it was more about her kid than his loss and they could understand her reaction, because hey had lost it over way more dumb stuff. Probably a better take in some regards than the wrestling community. It was in the last hour on the show. I was listening to it live as I drove.

Sure, they are going to get a Doctor diagnosis at the arena the same night and then make sure all the fans know and announce it on ESPN ... but anyway, Spencer Lee does not owe anyone information about his injury. Obviously Lee and Iowa don't care about the speculation going on, so you may want to get over your anger about someone else not announcing their own injury. We will probably find out somewhere down the road.

If he would have made beat Ramos and made the finals, should he have forfeited to Glory to save his knees from further damage and allow his Olympic aspirations to take flight? It's easy to frame a question with only one possible answer to that everyone agrees to.

You are talking about two different situations. Guys who get an injury during the season typically wait for swelling to go down, get x-rays and MRIs - get results - get a consultation of treatment (i.e. surgery), sometimes get a second opinion - then when all options are exhausted and a final decision is reached, an announcement is made they will miss the remainder of the season. This takes time. I am not sure why you would think, even logically, that the public would get an explanation less than 48 hours after the tournament has ended and he probably hasn't even gotten an MRI to confirm anything. Now that the season is over, it really has no bearing on anything except that people want to know if he was injured or not. I would agree however, that wrestling seems to be sport that keeps injuries under raps more than other sports.

Did you watch the video where he states his reasons at the end? It also helps if you read my response properly - " Funny how people want to point out all these little things instead of the point he was making.... back side ffts are a huge problem and it needs to be remedied. You know, the same stuff we complain about on here all time." I was referencing the point he made in the video about it - that he said back side ffts are a huge problem. Do I agree with his point that it's a huge problem? For the most part I do. Keep in mind his point was not just in reference to the NCAA tournament- he also mentioned the US open he takes his family to - You pay one large price for a tournament ticket, but you don't get to see backside matches that would be good matches to see. It happens all the time at tournaments during the season, even the conference tournaments -just med fft out, it doesn't' go on your record, you avoid a loss... but the fans don't get to see the match. It's a sore topic on the forum for fans all the time. Tat's a different beast then the end of the year NCAA tournament obviously. So as a whole, yes it is an issue for the sport. We all know it is. Are there certain situations where it is valid. Yes. As a side note, most of the sports you mentioned are pro team sports...and really, I don't care what other sports do. Wrestling is an individual, amateur sport that has uniquely been this way for a long time. I believe it's a positive aspect to the sport that 8 people place through the consolation rounds to become an AA. I also much appreciated it when I competed to be able to come back with a loss and still be on the podium. Just my opinion of course.

And who would you get that has finished ahead of Brands that would and has taken PSU down? What magical staff are you speaking of?

Same... and I agree. Super nice guy in person... talked to him this weekend and came away with a great impression of the guy. Funny how people want to point out all these little things instead of the point he was making.... back side ffts are a huge problem and it needs to be remedied. You know, the same stuff we complain about on here all time.

No clue... At this point he may have to rely on Angelo to get him in somewhere. I haven't been following the court cases, but I am sure someone has some updates. Evidently, 665 thinks he is going to be wrestling somewhere.

There was a segment on the Dan Patrick show this morning about Spencer Lee... They actually made a pretty good and funny point about the whole thing.

In the hunt for the title? A trophy? It is time for the annual "Everyone is transferring to ASU" posts. Weren't you ASU fans upset with Zeke 3 weeks ago? The Courtney decision seemed to work out.

To see if Spencer was really pinned....

Apparently this guy is available as well...

Haha.... not offended... I am pretty thick skinned....(pun intended)

Has anyone gotten a call from An Iowa parent?

I was there… nothing to see here folks. If you’re triggered by a former President attending a sporting event at the invitation of the mayor of a city, in a state that supports that former president, then you really need to dig down deep and summon those lessons you learned from wrestling…if you in fact wrestled… because I’m guessing this won’t be the last time a former president attends a major sporting event.

I agree but work from the middle out.